Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-11
.QffER HANP'S STORY.
= nsCIsrss sATI0s IN an AWFUL
OCRlH srORM
nlns Along the vrsisis Coast in the MIDST
: 9ssgssfai sss--Lsshsd 10 the Rigging
"a ssHsrssg orsatiy In the Terrible
weather That was Prevailing

waiter Hamp, whose home IL at No. 554
Nuk Chestnut street. arrived homo Monday
n0shs nom Baltimore and tells a tale OF tor.
116oo suffering that he has endured for more
lhon week. Mr.. Hsmp started from Lam
cnDler about five months ago and went to
Helena, Montana He returned 10 Texas,
ond then went 10 Orange county, Florida,
whore he worked for some time with car
penter. He was unfortunate in not receiving
his money and he desired to return home
"Wednesday, De cember %, he lett the town oil
Sanford, Florida, and went to Jacksonville
Here he found that the schooner Franklin
y. Howes, OF Baltimore, was about leaving
1ur New York with cargo Of heavy lumber
Hanlp went to the captain OF the boat and
told him bis circumstances He said he was
Willing TO work IL he would bring him
North. The captain agreed TO this and
Hamp was soon on board as a sailor. They
Ye1t Jacksonville on Friday, December 81, and
had good weather until Sunday night when
Il be3sn to rain. On Monday the storm grew
worse the sea became very high and there
was very strong wind. During the night
the waves swept over the forecaste OF the
boat taking everything with them. The
eailors, including Mr.. Hsmp, lost every arti-
Gle of clothing except that they had on their
backs, together with watches and other yalu-
ubies. Indeed everything was swept from
the deck with the exception Of q stove which
was screwed fast
From Monday morning until Thursday
the men were all kept busy working at the
pumps. They were on their feet during the
whole time, and were sometimes in water
10 their pecks. Mos, Of the time the men
were all tied to the boat to Keep themselves
from being swept overheard. Hamp's arms
and legs are covered with cuts aud marks.
which were made by the ropes that held
him to the boat All of this time the boat
was drifting around in the sea almost
completely at the mercy OF the winds and
waves and the sounding line was thrown out
at Intervals On Friday night light, which
Afterwards proved TO be that at Cape Henry
Va, was sighted, but then snow storm
came up and the weather got very cold. 1t
was impossible TO land that night The
clothing of the men was all frozen TO their
bodies and they were in a terrible plight
The storm continued all night On Saturday
the weather became warmer and the storm
sbated. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
boat put to shore at the cape. None OF the
crew were lost, but one of them named
Adolph Mad son was very sick. The schooner
was damaged considerably and none OF the
property belopgipg & to the crew was recovered.
After landing at the cape, Hamp went
70 Old Point Comfort, where he boarded
the boat Virginia for Baltimore. he
left that city Monday afternoon for Ian
caster and arrived here last evening
ut 6:45, after having lost everything
in his possession but the suit OF clothing on
his back.
The place where the schooner, on which
Mr.. Hsmp was passenger, had such terri.
bic experience was right in the same neigh
borhood where the German ship Elizabeth
was lost with its entire crew on Saturday
morning. MIR. Hamp says that many
schUoners and other vessels, which are
known to have been at sea, cannot be heard
Of The Lancaster mans experience WAS
surely irightful one, and 1t will not soon
be forgotten by him.